Question: I read that Gilmore Girls is bringing on someone to complicate things for Luke and Lorelai. Is this "someone" going to be a baby? Is Lorelai pregnant?
Answer: No, it's my understanding that this particular someone will be a grown man — and no, his name won't be Christopher or Dragonfly Inn Guest No. 1. It'll be someone we've never met before.
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Question: Do you have any updates about Everwood?Answer: Yeah, here's one: After screening the first two episodes of the season, Everwood has officially become my new favorite show. And yes, that includes Lost, Veronica Mars and (yikes!) Gilmore Girls. It's that good. I'd even go so far as to proclaim it my new Felicity. Seriously. (SPOILER ALERT) Now, while I won't give away which couple gets hitched in the opener, I will say I jumped to the wrong conclusion — twice — before the betrothed duo were finally revealed at around the 20-minute mark. Also, as exec producer Rina Mimoun teased in AA last month, there's a major twist concerning the new med student (Justin Baldoni) who Amy's crushing on. Oh, and just when I couldn't love the show anymore, Bright utters the following line to Ephram, who flew home from Euro
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Question: If you give me some scoop on Gilmore Girls, I will come to your book signing on Friday. Promise.
Answer: You better not be bluffing, Carrie, 'cause we'll be checking IDs at the door. Richard and Emily will soon find out that the apple of their eye has been engaging in some, um, extracurricular activities in the pool house. And suffice it to say they will not be happy. See you Friday at 7:30, Carrie. Just a heads-up: Mayor Bloomberg is urging everyone to take public transportation to the event to cut down on what is expected to be record gridlock. (I'm beginning to think maybe I underestimated my own popularity.)
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Question: As a fan of shows like Gilmore Girls, Alias, Lost and Veronica Mars, I have spent time perusing message boards, but I've cut back as of late because I can't stomach them. It seems to me that self-professed diehard fans are constantly complaining about their supposed "favorite" shows. They spend every waking hour critiquing, dissecting and moaning over the coming apocalypse, and it's only after the season ends that they'll warm up to it. The irony is that you, as a critic, seem to know how to enjoy your TV more than these said fans, and I appreciate your column because it's a great place for a balanced dissertation on these shows. So, I was wondering if you have noticed this trend as well in your letters, or if I'm just going crazy.
Answer: You're not crazy — except maybe for going to message boards — but I sometimes have to keep my own temper and sanity in check as I go through my mailbag, especially at this time of year. Which is why I've decided to wait until at least the
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Question: How come you didn't get an Emmy nomination for your wonderful performance on Gilmore Girls?
Answer: That's a question for Emmy voters, June.
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My Name Is Earl
This ep started off a little slowly, with Lorelai ogling the Twickum house, pointlessly bantering with Luke over Star Wars, then adopting a dog as the most obvious Rory replacement ever. Let's get to the good stuff already! I started getting seriously impatient with loony-tune T.J's over-the-top antics. (Smashing a huge hole in Lorelai's house? Come on, now — I know Stars Hollow does quirky, but this guy makes Kirk look normal.) Things definitely picked up in the last 15 minutes when Rory went to see Luke at the diner. She looked totally crushed when she walked in, then completely devastated when Luke told her about the engagement. Her poor, sad face broke my heart. (Though I do have to say Alexis Bledel looks absolutely gorgeous this season. I'm not sure exactly what's changed since last May; maybe it's the longer, flowy hair?) I'm with Lorelai — he shouldn't have told her, even just as filler in an awkward conversation. Then again, if Lorelai wants to
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Question: One more question about the Emmys, please. Many of us have expressed our frustration with shows like Gilmore Girls being ignored, but I need some clarification. Can we assume that the Emmy voters have actually seen the show and simply just don't agree that it is Emmyworthy? How do we know that the decisionmakers actually see all the shows out there that we feel should be recognized?
Answer: There, Mike, is the rub. The primary flaw in the Emmy system is in the nomination process, less so in who actually wins. If you're actually judging an Emmy category, once the nominations are set, you are required (at least on paper) to have seen the submitted episodes, so at that point it really is a matter of personal, yet presumably informed, taste. But the nomination process is wide open, which is why the same shows get nominated or ignored each year. It's a popularity contest and also political, with the likelihood of members voting on their own shows or shows from their studio an ...
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Question: I challenge you to write an entire AA without mentioning Gilmore Girls. I don't think you can do it.
Answer: I'm not playing your little reindeer games, Claire.
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Gilmore Girls
Kiss her! Kiss her! Kiss her! I've waited three long months for this moment, and now I'm shouting at my TV. Yeah, I know, Luke can't hear me (but my poor neighbors probably can!). I'm totally justified, though. Why didn't he grab Lorelai the second he accepted her proposal? Why wait for the Zima (he's right, it's totally chick beer!), the pretty lame "Here's to us!" toast (witty Lorelai couldn't do better than that?) and the gazebo in the middle of town? (OK, that part was pretty romantic.) Well, they're engaged, so I'm happy about that. Wait until Mother Gilmore hears that Lorelai was the one who popped the question, and that Luke bought her a dead grandma's old engagement ring from freaky-deaky Kirk! Scandalous! Hopefully she'll be too preoccupied fawning over Rory, who's straying further and further from her bohemian upbringing. (Not a word of protest over that insane breakfast spread or Emily's totally unnecessary Extreme Poolhouse Makeover? Mom taught h
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Prison Break
Question: I'd like to know what you think about Prison Break. I really enjoyed this new show, but I wasn't as thrilled as I was when I discovered Lost or Desperate Housewives. I think it's because I can't stop comparing the show to Oz even if there is a different (and original) concept. That's also why I wonder how the show could survive past one season with this plot. Do you think Prison Break could run for several seasons?
Answer: That question has haunted the series from the moment it was announced. If the show's numbers hold up, which will become more of a challenge as the new season officially kicks in next week, I would assume the first season will build toward the escape, and if there is a second season, that will follow the escapees on the lam (think Prison Break, Season 2: The Fugitives). Where it goes beyond that is anyone's guess. But I'm a fan of this sort of serialized thriller, so I'm willing to go along for a while, although the more I watch, the more I feel the prison
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